Freedom North. Only released in Canada, although they did release a single from the LP in the US and UK under the name "Freedom of Choice". A tough album to pigeonhole, since the band goes through styles like Paris Hilton goes through dogs, although the high points here are worthy examples of heavy acid psych. And thankfully, the band likes fuzz guitar as much as we do, and lace each song liberally with the stuff. "Lonely Man" is one of the few songs with that title that actually manages to recreate the feeling musically - this is truly desolate, lonely, mysterious psychedelia. The echoey piano riff sounds sad and suicidal, and it also sounds like David Bowie lifted it for "We Are the Dead" too. Echoed-out female vocals cry mournfully, while the metronome percussion counts down the time, and as this tragic tale ends, the echo FX get louder and louder until it sounds like it's being played in a deep well of despair. Harrowing stuff. From: https://citizenfreak.com/artists/95349-freedom-north
